In the beginning, Ace was my Idol..Eric Carr too was simply an amazing drummer, especially in concert, but lately, and in the long run..I've voted for Paul. He is in my mind Mr. KISS. Gene for his part, has the most iconic make-up..

When i first discovered KISS Ace was my fave without even trying to be,his guitar work just got me hooked..These days however i have come to realise that one man is responsible for KISS still being around today,yes its Stan!!!!!!!!

Tommy isnt there because i didnt really think that he is 100% "kiss". i mean he was a "cover" band for kiss right. i think it is one of thoes luckey things like when Jason was invited to play bass for metallica. he was a hardcore fan and got a good luck wish. that is what i think of tommy. just a "sub"

ACE_IS_GOD wrote:Tommy isnt there because i didnt really think that he is 100% "kiss". i mean he was a "cover" band for kiss right. i think it is one of thoes luckey things like when Jason was invited to play bass for metallica. he was a hardcore fan and got a good luck wish. that is what i think of tommy. just a "sub"

Fair point, though if you look at Kisstory there have quite a few subs...

i voted paul!
ace has always been my fav' from day one but the more recently i've read up on things and learnt about kiss i feel paul more than anyone has kept the kiss flag flying all these years, i believe that with paul the music comes 1st and the fame and money are a good by-product whereas gene is money 1st and kiss fans/music/etc later....
now i've never met them so i could be wrong but it's a forum for discussion so i'm not trying to upset no-one.
as for why ace is now no longer my fav' i dunno really i guess i'm just jealous/annoyed that a guy who has/had so much potential has just seemed to "bum" his way through life not really caring what comes his way.......for example when he left kiss his playing went so downhill due to lack of practice/too much abuse?..he shaped up - allbeit with plenty of hard pushed work if stories are to be belived..and now from what i saw on vh1 supergroup etc he seems to have slipped back to easy street??
all i know is if i could play that well i'd want to improve not go backwards so i must be jealous - sorry ace!

p.s tommy might look wrong but a great imitation is good enough for me!!
it's only ace if you hear a duff note..but maybe thats his character